British Expats - Random stuff - the anything else thread

Sorry to hear that. :(

This is Coco. She came to visit for a week. She is very sweet but when she wakes you up at 5:00am solely to go outside in the rain to look for other dogs bottoms to sniff, the hospitality wears a little thin.

scrubbedexpat091

May 27th 2018 7:35 am

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 12505796)

yes, he is my 1st dog. His pain medication is no longer working, he is 12 years old, we've had him since he was 8 weeks.

Sorry to hear :( Lovely looking dog.

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12506095)

Our dog is weird, she sleeps in, and doesn't like other dogs so never wants to go find any. She has some grass on the patio and spends most of her day out there this time of year.

DandNHill

May 27th 2018 7:44 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12506095)

Shes cute. With a face like that you canâ€™t be annoyed at her...even at 5am!

Teaandtoday5

May 27th 2018 8:26 am

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 12505796)

yes, he is my 1st dog. His pain medication is no longer working, he is 12 years old, we've had him since he was 8 weeks.

sorry you, and he, are going through this. I know how hard it is. (Can see why you call him bear!)

Piff Poff

May 27th 2018 11:13 am

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Thank you all. I will be with him as he passes, it's the least I can do. He has been an amazing friend and I couldn't have had a better dog. Not looking forward to tomorrow at all.

Piff Poff

May 27th 2018 11:14 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12506095)

apart from Daisy randomly barking, my two are quite happy to sleep in. Daisy will muss Henry so much.

bats	May 27th 2018 12:26 pm

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 12506223)

Thank you all. I will be with him as he passes, it's the least I can do. He has been an amazing friend and I couldn't have had a better dog. Not looking forward to tomorrow at all.

oh I am sorry to hear this.

scrubbedexpat091

May 27th 2018 1:31 pm

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Days like today are the kind of says where it would be nice to have a yard to sit in and enjoy the evening.

Siouxie

May 27th 2018 4:01 pm

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 12506223)

Thank you all. I will be with him as he passes, it's the least I can do. He has been an amazing friend and I couldn't have had a better dog. Not looking forward to tomorrow at all.

I'm so very sorry - it's so hard when we have to say goodbye to our fur babies :cry_smile:

Having had to go through it, those last few moments are very precious - he'll know you are with him, loving him til the end. I told my little one to go to sleep and stroked her head.. and bawled my eyes out.

My thoughts will be with you..

Big hugs xx

scrubbedexpat091

May 27th 2018 4:37 pm

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Not much a fan in general of Fat Boy Slim but the video with Christopher Walken is classic....

plasticcanuck

May 28th 2018 3:19 am

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My thoughts are with you today. A month ago we had arrananged for the vet to come to the house as our little guy was obviously failing and we wanted him to pass at his home. He was 18 years old. However he beat the vet to it by going into his bed and quietly passing away. We miss him desperately.

Piff Poff

May 28th 2018 11:57 am

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Thanks again for your kind words. Henry fell asleep in my arms. He is no longer in pain, I take comfort from that. I'm gonna mis him so very much.

scrubbedexpat091

May 28th 2018 8:16 pm

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Shaws internet is getting worse and worse.

Becoming a pain.

BristolUK

May 29th 2018 10:06 pm

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Richard Madeley goes all Jeremy Paxman. :lol:

BuckinghamshireBoy

May 29th 2018 11:04 pm

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12507654)

Richard Madeley goes all Jeremy Paxman. :lol:

Madeley with his finger on the pulse again, this was reported on March 15th.

Or maybe he's simply been catching up on some TV recordings.

Have I Got News For You recently had the superb Andy Hamilton referring to someone speaking "Trumpish"; Ian Hislop - I think it was - interrupted asking what he meant by "Trumpish", and Hamilton replied "It's like English, but with all the meaning taken out". :lol:

BristolUK

May 30th 2018 1:18 am

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Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12507698)

Madeley with his finger on the pulse again, this was reported on March 15th.

Eh? Where? It happened yesterday according to today's guardian. :unsure:

Andy Hamilton - genius!!

BristolUK

May 30th 2018 10:51 am

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Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12507698)

...the superb Andy Hamilton

One of the writers

BEVS	May 30th 2018 1:55 pm

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 12506223)

Thank you all. I will be with him as he passes, it's the least I can do. He has been an amazing friend and I couldn't have had a better dog. Not looking forward to tomorrow at all.

:(

I'm so sorry to read this Piff Poff. It's so very hard

He had the best of people.

BuckinghamshireBoy

May 30th 2018 9:04 pm

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12507778)

Eh? Where? It happened yesterday according to today's guardian. :unsure:

Sorry, badly put on my part. The interview may have been recent, but the original idiot comment was made March 15th, reported by the BBC.

dbd33

May 31st 2018 12:00 pm

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 12506778)

Thanks again for your kind words. Henry fell asleep in my arms. He is no longer in pain, I take comfort from that. I'm gonna mis him so very much.

My condolences. When the vet said there would be no point in taking Charlie home all I could think was that if I'd known I would have shampooed him. It was terrible to be holding a soon-to-be-euthanized dog who was a tangled mess.

scrubbedexpat091

May 31st 2018 1:09 pm

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Working at an aquarium would be so much fun.

Really no different then a home aquarium, just a way bigger scale...lol

MillieF

May 31st 2018 2:22 pm

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I posted this some days ago? This wasn't a recent response

Piff Poff

Jun 1st 2018 10:05 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12508786)

One of the deciding factors was the fact that he couldn't stand for grooming, even me brushing him at home was painful for him. I brought his ashes home today. I've been a mess, it hit home that my fluff pups has gone last night, until then the Stiff Upper Lip was working quite well, failing miserably today.

caretaker

Jun 1st 2018 1:13 pm

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I think I cried every day for about 2 years; I'd see dogshit in the road and burst into tears. I know what you're going through. It's a long time to be best friends.

Piff Poff

Jun 1st 2018 2:44 pm

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Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12509362)

I think I cried every day for about 2 years; I'd see dogshit in the road and burst into tears. I know what you're going through. It's a long time to be best friends.

thank you.

and once again, thank you all.

Souvy

Jun 3rd 2018 11:16 pm

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How do dogs grow so fast? Our puppy is only a few months old. He is now 28 pounds and 18 inches at the shoulder. He gained 12 pounds in two weeks!

DandNHill

Jun 3rd 2018 11:51 pm

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12510197)

How do dogs grow so fast? Our puppy is only a few months old. He is now 28 pounds and 18 inches at the shoulder. He gained 12 pounds in two weeks!

what kind of puppy??

BristolUK

Jun 3rd 2018 11:52 pm

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12510197)

How do dogs grow so fast? Our puppy is only a few months old. He is now 28 pounds and 18 inches at the shoulder. He gained 12 pounds in two weeks!

Probably all that beer you've been feeding him. :lol:

plasticcanuck

Jun 4th 2018 12:58 am

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They have a short life compared to humans.

Souvy

Jun 4th 2018 3:11 am

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Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 12510218)

what kind of puppy??

Goldendoodle. Mostly doodle, apart from the ears. Those big floppy ears are handy. Easy for us to bite. And he's not golden. He's white.

scrubbedexpat091

Jun 4th 2018 7:16 am

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I would like to go back to work, but my doctor is on vacation until middle of the month, and without a return to work note, I cannot go back. I am getting bored at home with little to do...lol

MillieF

Jun 4th 2018 11:25 am

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12510323)

Goldendoodle. Mostly doodle, apart from the ears. Those big floppy ears are handy. Easy for us to bite. And he's not golden. He's white.

I adore these 'doodles' are they a Canadian thing...I'd never encountered them before living here. Wonderful looking animals...we (my Cairn and I play with a number in the park) a nice big dog but without the big dog attitude. I arrived with a wonderful dog, but my next dog will most definitely be Doodle!

MillieF

Jun 4th 2018 11:25 am

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12510323)

Goldendoodle. Mostly doodle, apart from the ears. Those big floppy ears are handy. Easy for us to bite. And he's not golden. He's white.

I adore these 'doodles' are they a Canadian thing...I'd never encountered them before living here. Wonderful looking animals...we (my Cairn and I) play with a number in the park, a nice big dog but without the big dog attitude. I arrived with a wonderful dog, but my next dog will most definitely be Doodle!

scrubbedexpat091

Jun 4th 2018 11:41 am

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Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 12510556)

Very popular in the US as well .

Siouxie

Jun 4th 2018 12:52 pm

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Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 12510556)

They are in the UK (and Australia, where they were originally bred as guide dogs) - cockerpoo's also sometimes known as 'Spadoodles' there - the Labrador Poodle cross is the "Doodle" - lovely dogs indeed. I've had two cockerpoo's (Cocker Spaniel / Poodle cross), they are loyal, loving, affectionate and highly intelligent pups, easily trained with a playful side and not a nasty bone in their body, total sweethearts.
http://www.labradoodle.org.uk/
http://www.cockapooclubgb.co.uk/buying-a-cockapoo.html
http://www.laa.org.au/

https://groomarts.com/blogs/2017/poo...eds-attractive

:thumbup:

dbd33

Jun 4th 2018 1:15 pm

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Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 12510571)

They are in the UK (and Australia, where they were originally bred as guide dogs) - cockerpoo's also sometimes known as 'Spadoodles' there - the Labrador Poodle cross is the "Doodle" - lovely dogs indeed. I've had two cockerpoo's (Cocker Spaniel / Poodle cross), they are loyal, loving, affectionate and highly intelligent pups, easily trained with a playful side and not a nasty bone in their body, total sweethearts.
Labradoodle Association of the UK
Buying a Cockapoo Puppy - The Cockapoo Club of GB
Home

https://groomarts.com/blogs/2017/poo...eds-attractive

:thumbup:

My dog, now gone, was a Golden Retriever/Poodle cross. Wonderful easy going, animal. I'd certainly have another. Not that the greyhound on my lap now is a great bother.

MillieF

Jun 4th 2018 2:24 pm

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12510573)

My dog, now gone, was a Golden Retriever/Poodle cross. Wonderful easy going, animal. I'd certainly have another. Not that the greyhound on my lap now is a great bother.

I'm a very big fan of greyhounds too! But it was only Canada that awakened me to these Doodles and Poos. My Brother-in-law told me he had a Cocker Poo some years back and I assumed it was a medical problem...it turned out to be delightful! I never saw them before. I looked it up a while back and it seems that the poodle gene is very trainable and this gives them their calm and very pleasant temperament. I like the different sizes and sorts of dog this produces...I am probably wrong, but it also encourages me to believe that it goes against the in-built problems that the Cruft type process engenders?

We need photos please Souvy!

p.s. I'm sorry I posted twice...this website thing makes me keep pecking like a manic hen...and Still nothing happens!

Piff Poff

Jun 4th 2018 2:36 pm

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A free range doodle lives just down the road from us, she is such a happy doggy, always pleased to see people, will accompany anyone walking and her tail doesn't stop wagging as she bounces around.

MillieF

Jun 4th 2018 2:44 pm

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 12510589)

A free range doodle lives just down the road from us, she is such a happy doggy, always pleased to see people, will accompany anyone walking and her tail doesn't stop wagging as she bounces around.

They seem to be the bounciest and cheerful of dogs. I hope you're getting over it PP..it's a real bastard...but time will make it slightly better and then you'll
â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹fall in love with another four legged friend again...eventually and in your own time....:angel:

caretaker

Jun 4th 2018 10:30 pm

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When I worked at the kennel I saw field trial videos of standard poodles competing against labs and goldens and they did very well, so labradoodles should make decent hunting retrievers as well.

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